Experience

Excel Academy Charter Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Learning Specialist

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  2014-2019 - Member of 6th Grade Team2019 - Interim Member of 7th Grade Team2020 - Member of 5th Grade TeamExcel teachers are responsible for delivering effective, high-quality, rigorous college-preparatory instruction designed to foster the success of their students. Teachers who thrive at Excel tend to be entrepreneurial instructors and hungry learners who crave frequent high-quality feedback on their practice. The Learning Specialist performs a variety of essential responsibilities, including (but not limited to):• Provide instructional support to Excel’s students;•Coordinate with general education teachers to provide students on IEPs (Individual Education Plans) with high quality, full inclusion learning;•Ensure that all appropriate accommodations and/or modifications are readily available and consistently supplied to students on caseload• Update families on student progress with their IEPs, draft new IEPs yearly and conduct family meetings• Provide coverage during instructional and non-instructional time;• Teach small-group reading classes designed to help students make multiple grade levels of progressin one year;• Teach two elective courses;• Provide support for a math remediation program;• Serving as an advisor to a subset of students;• Co-leading a homeroom;• Serve as a productive member of the Excel Academy community; and• Do whatever it takes to ensure the mission of the school is upheld. Show less

• Learning Support Fellow

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Excel teachers are responsible for delivering effective, high-quality, rigorous college-preparatory instruction designed to foster the success of their students. Teachers who thrive at Excel tend to be entrepreneurial instructors and hungry learners who crave frequent high-quality feedback on their practice. The Learning Support Fellow role is designed to train staff in working as a Special Educator both in terms of instruction and administrative tasks.



Citizen Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• National Teaching Fellow

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  2013 - 2014 - Deputy Academic Program Lead 2012 - 2013 - College Readiness Lead - teach Math, ELA, Life Skills enrichment lessons to 6th grade special needs classroom - write and model ELA and College Readiness lesson plans to cohort of Teaching Fellows and Associates - co-teach weekly "Apprenticeships" offering students opportunities to learn 21st century skills (including Spoken Word Poetry, Investment Banking, Swing Dancing) - schedule student explorations/field trips 2013 - 2014 - Deputy Academic Program Lead 2012 - 2013 - College Readiness Lead - teach Math, ELA, Life Skills enrichment lessons to 6th grade special needs classroom - write and model ELA and College Readiness lesson plans to cohort of Teaching Fellows and Associates - co-teach weekly "Apprenticeships" offering students opportunities to learn 21st century skills (including Spoken Word Poetry, Investment Banking, Swing Dancing) - schedule student explorations/field trips



NE Moves Mortgage

• Waltham, MA

• Loan Processor

  • Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

  - managing a loan pipeline and reviewing the pipeline with supervisor and assigned loan officers - ordering credit and other verifications - obtaining status of appraisals and titles - expectation setting with the borrower as to required loan documents for closing - completing the conditions set forth by the underwriter and preparing the file for closing - managing a loan pipeline and reviewing the pipeline with supervisor and assigned loan officers - ordering credit and other verifications - obtaining status of appraisals and titles - expectation setting with the borrower as to required loan documents for closing - completing the conditions set forth by the underwriter and preparing the file for closing



Crossroads MA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development and Administrative Assistant

  • Mar 2010 - Jan 2011

  - First point of contact for callers/visitors to main office - Office supply maintenance/restocking - Assist in social media updates/posting - Gift entry and acknowledgement - Assist Executive Director in tracking expenses for accounting department - Assist Executive Director in preparing presentation materials for Board Meetings - Development Event preparation - tracking RSVPs, gift entry, donation tracking, purchasing supplies - Checking grant proposals for grammatical correctness and organizing documentation for submission - Various other administrative/development tasks as needed. Show less



Horizons for Homeless Children

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Playspace Programs Coordinator

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2009

  AmeriCorps VISTA member January 2008 - January 2009 Commonwealth Corps member January 2009 - August 2009 - Helped maintain database and attendance records to assist with volunteer retention for over 800 volunteers - Generated monthly volunteer schedules and regular reports based on volunteer attendance as well as outreach efforts - Assisted with volunteer recruitment with visibility events, media outreach and regular volunteer trainings - Conducted site inspections of playrooms at over fifty family homeless shelters and installed five new playrooms as part of “Playspace Programs” team Show less



Boston College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2006 - Dec 2006

  Part of a group of Teaching Assistants in the Women's Studies prerequisite class, "Introduction to Feminisms" . Duties included attendance reporting, grading of weekly assignments, assigning participation grades, and co-leading weekly discussion group. Part of a group of Teaching Assistants in the Women's Studies prerequisite class, "Introduction to Feminisms" . Duties included attendance reporting, grading of weekly assignments, assigning participation grades, and co-leading weekly discussion group.